Sweet Potato Kara Kuzhambu
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Recipe type: Curries
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 4
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This is a very traditional and authentic South Indian (Tamil) dish this can made with various styles and vegetables. This sweet potato dish is very tasty, delicious and usually served with rice and papads.
Ingredients
- Sambar Powder 3 Teaspoons
- Hing/Asafoetida ¼ Teaspoons
- Salt as needed
- Sweet Potato 1 peeled and sliced into ¼ inch thick disks
- Onion (optional) sliced ½ Cup
- Jaggery ½ Teaspoons
- Sesame Oil 1 Tablespoons
- Mustard Seeds 1 Teaspoons
- Fenugreek Seeds 1 Teaspoons
- Channa Dal 1 Teaspoons
- Curry Leaves 2 Springs
Instructions
- Soak tamarind in 1 cup warm water for 10 minutes. Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds. When they crackle, add fenugreek, Channa dal curry leaves, asafetida, Sambar powder, onions and roast till light brown color.Add sliced sweet potatoes, salt and cook it for 10 to 15 min.Extract 3 cups of tamarind water.Add this water to the boiling mixture and stir continuously. Add Jaggery and mix well.Turn off the heat and serve hot with rice, dal chutney, roasted papads.